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Breaking News: The First $100 Billion Woman and More Groundbreaking Achievements

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Francoise Bettencourt Meyers, heiress and vice chair of French cosmetics giant L'Oréal, did what no woman has done: Join the $100 billion club. It is a seismic shift in the financial landscape, according to Forbes, as the growing heft of women among the billionaire ranks becomes more apparent.

By her lonesome in the world of business innovation, former public school teacher Merrilee Kick has grown a ready-to-drink cocktail brand into one of today's most powerful estimated companies at $500 million: BuzzBallz, distributed in 29 countries today. BuzzBallz has solidified Kick as a heavyweight within the alcohol industry and nodded to her remarkable journey from education to entrepreneurship.

The website, named X and founded by Elon Musk, sees a general increase in the current legal fight with Brazilian authorities. A new court ruling could ban the use of X within the country once and for all and affect approximately 40 million users.

Rihanna extends her ever-so-successful beauty empire into launching a new hair care line of products. The newest launch adds to her ever-growing portfolio—proof that she still reigns in the beauty industry.

Here is the political news: Claudia Sheinbaum created history with her first win as a woman and a Jew into the presidency of Mexico. The victory of Sheinbaum made for an important milestone in Mexican politics, not only because of the personal achievement but also changes happening within the country's political landscape.

One recent study also shows that female CEOs now make more than men, getting a median compensation of $17.6 million against $16.3 million that males get. These happenings, which were not projected, become a sign of shifting sands in the landscape of executive compensations and gender equality in the workplace.

Then Sheila Johnson, founder of Salamander Hotels & Resorts and cofounder of BET, has some advice on how to hire and build the right teams. And Democratic Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee begins treatment for cancer of the pancreas, which begets a discussion about symptoms and prevention with Dr. Sanjay Reddy.

Which of the following is a correct statement about Eva Mendes, an actress who took time off from Hollywood for her family? She co-owns a Skura Style, a cleaning products brand.

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Sophia Reed | Contributer